Math-U-See Zeta
Math-U-See keeps it simple and smart—clear pages, short lessons, and a mastery approach that helps math make sense from the very start! Already have a Demme Learning subscription? Customize math to remove the extra subscription card.
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Mastery Learning
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Please Note: The digital subscription portion of this product is non-returnable according to publisher policy.
2026 Sixth-Grade Curriculum Kit
Decimals play an important role in everyday life, and Math-U-See Zeta helps students develop confidence and fluency in working with them. Through a mastery-based approach, students learn how decimals relate to fractions, percentages, measurement, and real-world problem-solving.
In Zeta, your child will learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals while strengthening place-value understanding. Students explore the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percentages, making it easier to understand how these concepts work together in practical situations.
Additional topics include metric conversions, ratios, negative numbers, coordinate graphing, exponents, introductory algebra concepts, geometry symbols, and problem-solving applications. These lessons help students build mathematical flexibility as they prepare for the increasingly abstract concepts that follow in higher-level math.
Like all Math-U-See levels, Zeta introduces concepts one at a time and emphasizes mastery before moving forward. Video instruction, visual demonstrations, and incremental practice help students develop both understanding and confidence as they work through new material.
Instructional videos and teacher resources are accessed through Math-U-See's Essential Plan. Each subscription includes 2 course credits, supports up to 5 student seats, and provides access to activated levels for one year.
Designed for students who have mastered fractions, Math-U-See Zeta provides a strong foundation in decimals, percentages, ratios, and introductory algebraic thinking while preparing learners for pre-algebra and higher-level mathematics.
(Need help picking a level? We’ve got placement tests ready for you.)
Look inside this book and read through a lesson to see how it might work for your family.
How to Use Math-U-See Zeta
- Begin each lesson by watching the instructional video. You can watch it ahead of time and teach the concept yourself, or view it together with your student. The videos introduce each new concept step by step and demonstrate the Math-U-See approach in action.
- Before teaching, review the online teacher resources included through the Essential Plan. These materials provide teaching notes, practice suggestions, and answers, but most parents find that a quick review is all that's needed before getting started.
- After the lesson, choose the worksheets that best fit your student's level of understanding. Each lesson includes seven worksheets labeled A–G. Start with Worksheet A to introduce the concept, then add additional worksheets as needed for practice and review.
- Many families find that completing Worksheets A, D, and G provides a good balance of instruction, review, and challenge. However, one of Math-U-See's strengths is its flexibility. Students who need more practice can complete additional worksheets, while students who quickly master a concept can move ahead.
- Plan on completing approximately one lesson each week. With 30 lessons in the course, this pace allows ample time for instruction, practice, review, and mastery throughout the school year. If a concept needs more time, don't hesitate to slow down. Math-U-See is designed around mastery, not speed.
- Use the included manipulatives and visual demonstrations whenever appropriate. These tools help students develop a strong conceptual understanding before moving to more abstract mathematical thinking.
- By working at your student's pace and focusing on understanding rather than memorization, you'll build a solid foundation for success in mathematics.
The Essential Learning Set includes 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription Access, a Student Pack, and Integer Blocks.
Purchase this set if you have never taught Math-U-See before.
Universal Set
The Universal Set includes 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription Access, a Student Pack, Integer Blocks, and a printed Instructor Manual.
Purchase this set if you have never taught Math-U-See before, and feel like you would benefit from having a printed Instructor Manual.
Level Up Set (Digital Instructor Version) with Decimal Insert Kit
The Level Up Set (Digital Instructor Version) with Decimal Insert Kit includes 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription Access, a Student Pack, and Decimal Insert Kit manipulatives.
Please note: Integer Blocks required. Purchase this set if you already own Integer Blocks.
Level Up Set (Printed Instructor Version) with Decimal Insert Kit
The Level Up Set (Printed Instructor Version) with Decimal Insert Kit includes 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription Access, a Student Pack, and Decimal Insert Kit manipulatives.
Please note: Integer Blocks required. Purchase this set if you already own Integer Blocks.
Level Up Base Set (Digital Instructor Version)
The Level Up Base Set (Digital Instructor Version) includes 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription - Access Card and a Student Pack.
Please note: Integer Blocks and Decimal Insert Kit required. Purchase this set if you already own Integer Blocks and Decimal Insert Kit.
Level Up Base Set (Printed Instructor Version)
The Level Up Base Set (Printed Instructor Version) includes 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription - Access Card, a printed Instructor Manual, and a Student Pack.
Please note: Integer Blocks and Decimal Insert Kit required. Purchase this set if you already own Integer Blocks and Decimal Insert Kit.
Student Pack
The Student Pack includes the Student Workbook and Tests. The Student Pack is suitable for families with a second student.
Please note: Integer Blocks, Decimal Insert Kit, and Instructor Materials required. Purchase this set if you already own Integer Blocks, Decimal Insert Kit, and 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription - Access Card.
Printed Instructor Manual Only
Printed Instructor Manual Only is a printed copy of the Instructor Manual for those who prefer to have it in print rather than online, or both.
This would typically be for those who purchased the Essential Set and realized they would like to have a printed book as well. If you want a bundle that includes a printed manual, order the Universal Set or the Level Up Set (Printed Instructor Version).
DVD Only
DVD Only is the level DVD with the Lesson Videos.
This is no longer included in any of the Math-U-See bundles. It can only be purchased separately.
1-Year Essential Plan Subscription - Access Card Only
To purchase 12-month online access to instruction videos and online instruction manual as well as other resources, click here.
A note from Demme Learning: If you already have an active Demme Learning subscription, have already purchased a Math-U-See set that includes a subscription card, or have purchased a subscription card individually, please review the following before purchasing.
- The Demme Learning online subscription platform only allows one active subscription per account at a time.
- Subscriptions cannot be stacked, combined, or applied simultaneously to extend duration or unlock additional courses/students.
- If you currently have an active subscription or are purchasing multiple sets/cards, you will not be able to redeem a second code until your current subscription expires.
Publisher's Information
Publisher: Demme Learning
Series: Math-U-See
Age Recommendation: 11+
Grade Recommendation: 6th+
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: No (Instruction Pack, Integer Block Kit), Yes (Student Pack)
Copyright: 2012
Lessons: 30
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
Math-U-See has transitioned from lifetime access to a one-year subscription for its digital resources, including instructional videos and the online teacher manual.
This new subscription provides digital access for two levels and up to five students. Depending on your family’s needs, this may offer more flexibility than the previous level-by-level lifetime access model.
One of the strengths of this plan is its flexibility. Your students are not locked into a single level. If a student finishes a level early or needs to go back and review an earlier one, you can swap a course credit to a different level right from your dashboard, up to once every 30 days. Because the plan includes two credits, a family with two students in different levels can often cover both with one subscription. When a student is ready to move up, you simply purchase the physical materials for the next level and swap the credit. As long as your subscription is active, there is no new subscription to buy to keep going.
For more information, view our 1-Year Essential Plan Subscription Access page.
Math-U-See is a skills-based program that focuses on student mastery of a concept before progressing to the next concept. Because of this, it is not aligned with the common core and, therefore, may not meet the requirements of state standardized tests.
In other words, Math-U-See covers topics in a logical sequence, which may not exactly correlate with the more scattered assortment of skills that are typical for each grade. Parents who wish to compare the Common Core State Standards for kindergarten through sixth grade with the content taught in Math-U-See can do so here.
Most families find it more convenient for both children to have their own set of Integer Blocks. However, you can stick with one set to ease the budget if your students don't mind taking turns as needed.
Your subscription includes a PDF of the Instruction Manual, so every page from the physical book is there in digital form. Pick a lesson and you'll find the menu just below the lesson video: Lesson Instruction (the PDF of the lesson pages), Solutions (the PDF solutions to the Student Workbook), and other Resources. The virtual manipulatives are in the Digital Toolbox.
If you chose the Printed Instructor's Manual instead, those same pages are in your book.
- September 24, 2026
Steph H.
Math-U-See Zeta builds on what has been previously learned and focuses on decimals and percentages. Like other levels of MUS, we appreciate the hands-on approach to learning and the way the concepts are explained in a concrete way. The only thing I would say about this program in general is that if your child is starting partway through the MUS program (like my daughter did as she started homeschooling in grade 5), I would carefully test what your child knows. This program does not follow the path that many other math programs use, as it is very mastery-based. A lot of other programs use a spiral approach to teaching new concepts and circling back to previously taught ones. My daughter was not ready for the level she started with, and so we had to go to a previous level to fill in some of the gaps for her.
- September 16, 2026
Sherry
We love MUS! Great building block program !
- August 3, 2026
Elizabeth L.
MUS is an excellent program.
- August 2, 2026
Jamie
This kit is average; my child never used the blocks but did enjoy the content. We did find several errors in the text and had to contact the publisher so they knew they had corrections to make.
- July 30, 2026
Jen c.
Videos for this are really helpful because I often forget how to do it. The lesson comes with the answers too but I wish they had it written out how to solve it sometimes so I don’t have to go back and find the lesson to watch. For example they will have review questions of problems that were several lessons back and I forget how to do them and so does my student so I have to find the video to watch again instead of it showing how it was solved on the answer sheet page. Also I felt like the blocks weren’t used as much by my student in this book either. But overall this is a great program and will be continuing it next year.
- July 6, 2026
Leah C.
We've been using Math-U-See from the beginning for my two oldest kids. (The youngest is 3 and enjoys doing the leftover pages from her siblings' books.) The digital instructor version of the videos is super convenient as we don't have a DVD player handy. With three kids a bit spread out, I appreciate the lifetime access.
- April 15, 2025
Great videos
Bina
I love this math program so much. We’ve used it since the primer books. The videos are right to the point, engaging and the examples help the student to really understand the lesson. I really like how they organize the worksheets.
- March 8, 2025
So Good
Jill W.
My 6th grader loves MUS. We started with it and are going to stick with it until it doesn't work for us and so far, so good. Her other friends have all had trouble with math (They use other curriculum) but we haven't so far. I know there is much to come but she enjoys and I think that is a win.
- June 27, 2024
Great
Heather J.
I love math you see. My child now understand math better. It is clearly and easily explained. Lots of practice work. Good math curriculum.
- September 20, 2023
Simple and Easy to Use!
Lindsay G.
We love Math U See for our daughter! She is a no frills girl, who appreciates the simple pages, short videos and ability to be independent in her learning with this curriculum. I appreciate that its easy to grade and I can add supplemental teaching when necessary.
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